Well certainly it makes more sense to do an easier Game that can be
released quicker than the long development time that Stalker 2 would
take. One could argue that the Cossacks fans have been waiting longer
since the release of Cossacks II in 2005. Cossacks III will be the next
release which should generate some income that can be used to hire
the Team needed to resume work on Stalker 2 that certainly can't
be expected until 2017 if the Cossacks III comes out in 2015.

Then hopefully I will be trying out Cossacks 111 in 2015, this will be a first as I haven't had any dealings with previous Cossack titles. Like others have said, by showing support for whatever GSC releases it might be the driver for work to start on Stalker2.
Or is this just lining pockets, with no S2 on the horizon?

I am a bit biased towards whether to get excited about a new S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game, or worried.
Excited because yay new S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game.

Worried because S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 was going to be both PC and Console, and from what I can see console games/Console ports to PC equals linear gameplay, dumb AI, and poorer graphics/textures, silly quick time events etc.

No announcement has been made on Stalker 2 yet resuming, let alone
the earlier error of trying to get it on consoles. Let's hope that when it
is resumed they've learned the mistake of trying to put a FPS on consoles.